Definition of a raid

[JMA]

It would be aerial in nature, but if Israel bombs a Iranian nuke program facility, that would essentially be a raid.

No, it would I suggest be a strike

You can qualify that with: air- or missile- or rocket- or nuclear-

[slapout9]

No, it would I suggest be a strike

You can qualify that with: air- or missile- or rocket- or nuclear-

I say it would be an "Air Raid" that is the term that was used from WW2 all the way up till the term "strike" became popular in the 1960's.

[JMA]

I say it would be an "Air Raid" that is the term that was used from WW2 all the way up till the term "strike" became popular in the 1960's.

Yes... the term strike seems to be more used for the precision bombing of a target than the term raid in modern usage.